The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30
Maine Crop Reports.

| The Maine Farmer Of last week published
special letters from IFS cores >pontchS scatter
| ell al the state. -NIny condenser state
| mcnt>, showing the condition and proSuc.t>
OF the grass crop, how ii will compare with
| last wear, and the average crop: how stock
wihlcrrd. and if an increased amount is kept
| amount Of commercial fertilizers used; what
| particular crops. if any. will take the lead
tins year; area OF crops, statistics Of butter
| factories, and other important and inter
| e>tmg information hcarin" on The business
OF farming. The copiouS rains of early June
| have made an abundant hay crop an as
surcd fact, with not the slightest DANCER
of failure. The hay crop will exceed in
abundance the best crop We have had for
| years But little grass was winter killed.
| Stock winterc'l well. and Went to The pastures
| in good condition. There has been II ten
| ticntv To increase the stock on the farms and
| thus 80 sell the hay on the hool;" greater
| attention is paid to the breed of horses and
| more colts than formerly are being raised and
| trained. The rise in the price of wool and
mutton has encouraged sheep raising. There
| has been Il steadily increased demand for ftrtl-
| iZcrs. and the frequent bulletincs. issued from
| the Experiment Station have enabled farmers
| to determine which brands are the best An
increased area of hoch crop has been planted,
| anl the corps are in Il forward con,lilion-a>
| forWai'. as the average of later years. Fruit
| trees blo>somcd well. and the promise Of Il
| good harvest is fair at The present time. Some
estimate that the apple crop will be but half
| that of last year, many Of the fruit trees TAX
| ing Il rest. The sweet corn factories have in
,llicrd the planting of Il large breadth of sweet
corn. The butter factories have increased their
capacity. and associated daryiny is becoming
| more aud more popular.
| The Farmer published the following reports
| from Waldo Comfy:
| FREEDOM. Grass is lookin" We'll. winter
killed hnt little prospect now is better than ii
was last year, 10. Stock winicred well, an,
| the pastures are giving them Il good START the
usual amount of stock will he kept. CONNER
cial fertilizers are used by all or nearly all of
| our farmers, about 100 tons sold at Thorndke
| station this S.ason. The season is fully ny
| with last year except hocd crops and grain
| mixed grain. wheat. oats and barley take til,
| lead Of grain crops. Sweet corn for the fac
| tory at Unity, from 2W to 800 acres. Fruit
| trees blossom quite full. No butter factory
| -. Is. Johnson.
| HUENIIAM Grass crop on the W hole Wint
| cred well, low land winter killed some: ut the
| present writing Grass is lookin" fine, never bet
ter. prospect of very full crop. Grain is look
| ing finely. while potatoes and corn have com.
up poorly on account of cold, wet weather
| Orchards have bloomed well, and outlook j,
good for a fine crop of fruit Of all kinds. Farm
erS are using lots OF fertilizers. more thar com
mon. Corn for canning purposes Is being
planted freely; we think this crop a pay ing one
Cattle are fairly plenty, but disposition OF
the part of farmers to 70 oui of stock raiSin.
| into sheen and horses IC IIRi.Y